Bangkok International Film Festival 2006 Golden Kinnaree Awards

Water (2005) directed by Deepa Mehta, starring Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Golden Kinnaree for Best Film: Water, by Deepa Mehta (Canada / India)

Best Director: Park Chan-Wook for Chinjeolhan geumjassi / Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (South Korea)

Best Actor: Presley Chweneyagae, Tsotsi (South Africa / UK)

Best Actress: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica (United States)

Best ASEAN Film: Hat mua roi bao lau / Bride of Silence by Doan Minh Phuong and Doan Thanh Nghia (Vietnam)

Best Documentary: Rize, David LaChapelle (United States)

Jamesan Best ASEAN Short Film: Under Construction, by Lee Hyung-Suk (South Korea)

New Voices Award: Las Mantenidas sin sueños / Kept and Dreamless, by Martin DeSalvo and Vera Fogwill (Argentina)

Jameson People's Choice Award: Art of the Devil 2, by Kongkiat Khomsiri; Art Thamthrakul; Yosapong Polsap; Putipong Saisikaew; Isara Nadee; Pasith Buranajan; Seree Pongniti (Thailand)

Jury Mention (in recognition of excellence): Anlat Istanbul / Istanbul Tales, Umit Unal; Kudret Sabanci; Elim Demirdelen; Yucel Yolcu; Omur Atay (Turkey)

Honorable Mentions: Ballets Russes, by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine (United States), and In the Shadow of the Palms, by Wayne Coles-Janess (Australia)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Catherine Deneuve

Honorary Award: Sombat Metanee

Golden Kinnaree for Contributions to Asian Cinema: Wouter Barendrecht and Michael J. Werner's Fortissimo Films

Golden Kinnaree Jury: President - Fred Schepisi (Australia); Donald K. Ranvaud (UK / Italy), Pantham Thongsang (Thailand), Nancy Kwan (Hong Kong / UK), Charles Dance (UK), Julie Delpy (France)

FIPRESCI jury: Hubert Niogret (France), Andronika Matonova (Bulgaria ), Ranjanee Ratnavibhushana (Sri Lanka), Howard Feinstein (USA), Krisda Kerddee (Thailand)

Jury for New Voices: Nantakwang Sirasunthorn (Thailand), Susan López Aranda (Mexico), Denis Pregnolato (South Africa)

Jury for International Documentary: Thunska Pansittivorakul (Thailand), Tomas Arana (USA)

Jury for Short Films: Patana Chirawong (Thailand), Tomas Arana (USA)

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